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Nicholas is proud to serve the unique legal needs of his LGBTQ community and is dedicated to providing excellent representation for all clients. Nicholas has years of experience handling a variety of legal issues and enjoys using this experience and expertise to support his clients. Offering understanding and compassion, Nicholas is dedicated to supporting all people in need of legal representation.. A lifelong advocate for social justice and true equality, Nicholas believes that income should not prevent access to high quality legal representation, and is willing to offer services on a sliding cost scale. People come to Nicholas because they need sound advice from a lawyer they can trust, and who understands their concerns. Nicholas' goal is to replace his clients' uncertainty and anxiety with resolution and peace.. Born and raised on the Northshore, Nicholas enjoys living in New Orleans and serving clients across Louisiana. After receiving his B.A. from LSU, Nicholas graduated from Tulane Law School.

Mary Katherine Shoenfelt, who goes by "Katie", is a Baton Rouge native. She went to St. James Episcopal for elementary school, Our Lady of Mercy for middle school, and graduated high school from St. Joseph's Academy in 2002. She grew up playing sports, including volleyball, soccer, tennis, and basketball.  She had several scholarships in soccer upon high school graduation but took an academic scholarship to Ole Miss in forensic chemistry.  Missing home, she transferred to LSU in 2003.  In 2006 she graduated from LSU with a B.S. in biological sciences and a minor in communication studies.  That fall she began law school at LSU, and she graduated in 2009. She took and passed the Louisiana Bar Exam in July of that year. In the fall, she began working with her father Oscar Shoenfelt, III, who has been a local trial attorney in Baton Rouge for over 40 years and whose practice is state-wide. She sat as the second chair on two jury trials in her first year of practice, has handled countless bench trials, and has been successful in litigating cases in the First and Fifth Circuit Appellate Courts.  She has also practiced at the Rowe Law Firm; Carleton, Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC; Carleton, Shoenfelt & Chapman, LLC; Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC; and she is now at Shoenfelt Law Firm, LLC.. She is experienced in family law, personal injury, medical malpractice. Her family law practice mainly focuses on the following areas: divorces, child custody, child support, spousal support (alimony), judicial separations, partitioning of community property, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, restraining orders, paternity issues, and other related issues. She also enjoys handling personal injury cases. Ms. Shoenfelt is currently accepting new family law and personal injury clients.  You can call her office today and schedule a consultation if you are interested in representation. Please do not send a message through Avvo.

Teresa L. HatfieldTeresa Lucia Fiore Hatfield was born in Westchester County, New York on May 27, 1980. She graduated Cum Laude from the Honors Program at Loyola University New Orleans with an undergraduate degree in English Literature and a minor in Spanish in 2002. Ms. Hatfield earned her Juris Doctorate degree and a Bachelor of Civil Law at Louisiana State University Law Center in 2005.. Throughout law school, Ms. Hatfield actively participated in clinical workshops, such as the Juvenile Representation Workshop, to obtain practical courtroom experience. Ms. Hatfield was also a finalist in the L.S.U Law School Criminal Flory Trials.. After passing the Louisiana State Bar, Ms. Hatfield began her legal career as an associate at Wray & Pierce, L.L.P., a law firm which focuses almost exclusively on construction litigation and providing legal services to the construction industry. At Wray & Pierce, L.L.P., Ms. Hatfield handled rigorous litigation cases, several from start to finish, and represented general contractors and subcontractors for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to: non-payment claims, delay claims, defect litigation, Public Bid Law disputes, and Private Works Act disputes, among other legal needs. Ms. Hatfield has experience in negotiating and litigating claims, whether such claims are heard in the courtroom, in mediation, or in arbitration.. In 2009 Ms. Hatfield served a term as the President of the Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys and has been an active member in the organization since 2005. She served as Vice President of the Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys for the 2007-2008 year, and Secretary for the 2006-2007 year. This January, on behalf of the Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys, Ms. Hatfield attended the Louisiana State Bar Association leaders luncheon, which allowed Ms. Hatfield to converse with other local and specialty bar leaders, learn the challenges facing local bar associations, and to brainstorm regarding how to effectively overcome those challenges.. Ms. Hatfield occasionally provides pro-bono work for the Baton Rouge Bar Association Volunteer Committee, and participates in activities such as the Annual Food Drive, and Annual Easter Eggstravaganza.. In 2009, Teresa Hatfield chose to deliver affordable legal services to the greater Baton Rouge area and began a general practice. Ms. Hatfield also speaks fluent Spanish and is reaching out to offer legal services to the Hispanic community. Ms. Hatfield believes that excellent attorney client communication, careful legal research, a fresh, innovative perspective on current legal issues, accompanied by making legal representation affordable, will yield the most positive results for the client, and will increase the likelihood of repeat business and referrals. In most cases, fees are tailored to meet the needs of the individual client so that each client who truly wants quality representation can afford it. At the Hatfield Law Office, Teresa Hatfield will spend crucial time on your case and will perform all the work necessary to ensure you have affordable, superior, legal representation.

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"I started Bernard Law Firm LLC because I want to provide affordable legal services to people who need to find justice through the legal arena. My goal is to help you gain a peace of mind as you deal with the legal issues that have arisen in your life. ". Our vision at Bernard Law Firm is to exhibit integrity in every decision we make while we strive to pursue a practice of excellence, social consciousness and legal justice.. Our mission is to provide professional, ethical and high quality mediation, negotiation and litigation services in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area at an efficient and cost-effective manner through knowledge, expertise, technology and outstanding client service.. For nearly 25 years, Shawon has worked as an educator and school leader. Today, she is a solo practitioner and owner of Bernard Law Firm LLC. She focuses her legal practice on Family and Education law.  She is qualified as a Child Custody and Visitation Mediator, Family and Civil Mediator. She is also a qualified Children’s Attorney.. Shawon graduated from the University of New Orleans in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and a Master of Education degree in Education Leadership in 2003. She attended Southern University at New Orleans and completed her Post-Baccalaureate in Mathematics Education, 1996. She graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, 2001. Shawon received her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center in 2013. She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2014. She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

LEGAL REPRESENTATION YOU DESERVE AT A PRICE YOU CAN AFFORD.. ASK ABOUT OUR FREE CONSULTATION. CALL.. Carla Haney is a Louisiana licensed Attorney and Registered Nurse. She started Haney Law Firm (HLF) to provide affordable legal services to the community. HLF is committed to providing professional, quality legal representation that is client-centered and cost effective.. Our goal is to eliminate the financial barrier that prevents those in need from seeking legal advice or obtaining legal representation. We offer a flat fee agreement for our services. Our clients do not pay expensive retainers or advanced deposits.. Whether you are going through a divorce or need to establish paternity, we are here to help and listen to your side of the story. We will represent you with integrity and compassion.

Thank you for visiting my profile on .  Please also visit my webpage at .. As an attorney and in life, I make it a point to get to know the people I come in contact with.  I would like to let you get to know me a little better as you make the important decision on an attorney that fits your needs.. I was raised in the small town of LaFayette, Georgia, and I am one of three children of Kenneth and Doris Maples. I attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama and obtained a degree in criminal justice.  It was at Jacksonville State where I met my excellent wife, Emily, and we have been together ever since. Emily and I now reside in Prairieville, Louisiana, with our dogs, Scout and Stanley.. My first career I worked as a parole officer in Atlanta, Georgia.  That experience gave me a passion for the justice system and a desire to impact the lives of people.  As an officer, I realized that many good people get caught up in difficult situations and often need legal assistance to get life back on the right track.. I had aspired for several years to attend law school, but it was the continued encouragement of Emily and the perfect timing of God that gave me the opportunity in 2009.. After being accepted to multiple schools and visiting many of those schools, Emily and I traveled to the LSU Law Center.  Immediately, we both felt a connection to the school, the Louisiana people and the culture.  We have made Louisiana our home ever since.  I graduated law school from LSU and passed the bar in 2012.         Since graduation, I have worked in St. John Parish as an Assistant District Attorney, Ascension Parish as an Assistant District Attorney and started the Maples Law Office, LLC.  It was in St. John where I met my mentor and friend the late Tom Daley.  Mr. Daley instilled in me a dedication to always make time to listen to everyone no matter how small or large the topic of conversation.  As a prosecutor in St. John, I focused on probation revocations, felony drug prosecutions and the prosecution of violent offenses including murder. I started a community service program, a pre-trial diversion program and an employment initiative for ex-offenders.. After Mr. Daley passed, I obtained employment with the Ascension Parish District Attorney's Office.  Ascension Parish is where Emily and I live and the location of my civil practice.  I started The Maples Law Office, LLC to focus on Estate Planning, Family Law and Personal Injury cases.  I have experienced firsthand the great number of people that need quality legal advice in these practice areas. Whether you are planning for the future and need a will prepared, struggling with the present and need counsel on how to proceed in Divorce or you are injured due to the negligence of another, I would like to help.  I strive daily to provide dilligent, affordable representation.  Please contact me to schedule a telephone or in person meeting to discuss your legal questions.

Anne P. Schmidt is a solo practitioner in Gonzales, Louisiana.  She is a graduate from L.S.U. Paul M. Hebert Law Center.  Prior to opening a private practice, Anne clerked for the Honorable Thomas J. Kliebert, Jr. in the 23rd Judicial District Court.  Her practice focuses on family matters, such as divorces, child custody, support, community property division, adoptions, domestic abuse, prenuptial agreements, wills, and personal injury cases.  Anne is licensed to practice law in the state of Louisiana.

Janeane Gorcyca Abbott is a native of Goshen, New York. In 2010, she graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana with a B.A. in History. In May of 2014, she graduated from Southern University Law Center, earning a Juris Doctor. Janeane was admitted to practice in Louisiana in 2015. She is currently a member of the American Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Baton Rouge Bar Association. Janeane was named the Louisiana State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Attorney of the year in 2017.. Janeane is an active member of the Baton Rouge Community, the Baton Rouge Bar Association, The Livingston Parish Bar Association, and enjoys dedicating her free time to community service activities.